Registration for the 2013 Summer Institute is NOW OPEN!
Instructor: Hiroko Kataoka (California State University, Long Beach)
Date: June 19 – 21
Time: 8 AM to 4 PM
Theme: Differentiated Instruction in Japanese Language Classes
Place: The Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Washington/Japanese Language School
Course Details:
Because students of diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds now attend Japanese language classes at universities and K-12 schools, “traditional” students share their classes with a heterogeneous student population that includes heritage speakers and those whose native languages differ from English or Japanese. Some classes house more than one level of students, typically due to schools’ economical constraints. Students in those classes present differing proficiency levels and possess different strengths in various skills, as well as different learning styles. While diversity does facilitate students’ learning from each other, if all students are taught with the same teaching objectives, strategies, teaching materials, and assessments, we cannot expect the students to receive an effective learning experience. Such practice also risks violating fairness and equality because it deprives students of opportunities to learn in the best way they can.
In this workshop the presenter will define and discuss the concept of “differentiation.” In differentiated instruction, the teacher carries out varied approaches to: (1) content, which is related to objectives which are often based on Standards, (2) process, which includes activities, tasks, and grouping, and (3) product, which means outcomes that are to be assessed, in anticipation of and in response to student differences in readiness, interests, and learning needs (Tomlinson, 1995). By examining the methods and limitations that are involved with differentiated instruction,we will explore how in fact this approach can benefit our Japanese classes. Participants will discuss teaching possibilities based on the presented concepts and examples, and create teaching plans, sample assessments, and sample teaching materials.
Upon completing the following Registration Form, you can take advantage of HBCC’s easy PayPal system to pay for your registration for the Summer Institute. Note that this is optional, as you can send a check in the mail to HBCC or pay on the day of the event.
STEP 1, Registration: Fill out the following form
STEP 2: Pay now online, or pay later
You are free to use the PayPal link below to securely pay online. Checks can also be mailed to HBCC at 1414 South Weller Street, Seattle WA 98144. Please make checks payable to “The Hyogo Business and Cultural Center”
Please contact Brian Chu at HBCC with any questions or concerns.
Registration for the 2011 Summer Institute is Now Open!
Instructor: Y.-H. Tohsaku (University of California, San Diego)
Diginal Storytelling, using technologies to tell stories, is a powerful way to develop linguistic skills, cultural literacy, and media and technology literacy, while encouraging students to use higher-level thinking skills, promoting reflection, and engaging students in self-directed, active learning and collaborative work.
This workshop will explore the educational and developmental potentials of digital storytelling in the Japanese language classroom by introducing various Web 2.0 tools to create digital stories with beginning to advanced level students. The workshop is designed to be a comfortable place for both beginning and advanced users of technology in their teaching. This is a hands-on workshop on how to use Web 2.0 tools for digital storytelling, other classroom activities, and assessment. To maximize the effectiveness of the workshop, the number of participants will be limited.
Upon completing the following Registration Form, you can take advantage of HBCC’s easy PayPal system to pay for your registration for the Summer Institute. Note that this is optional, as you can send a check in the mail to HBCC or pay on the day of the event.
STEP 1: Registration: Fill out the following form
STEP 2: Pay now online, or pay later
You are free to use the PayPal link below to securely pay online. Checks can also be mailed to HBCC at 1414 South Weller Street, Seattle WA 98144. Please make checks payable to “The Hyogo Business and Cultural Center”
Please contact Ben at HBCC with any questions or concerns.
Jointly hosted by:
Evergreen Chapter, American Society for Public Administration
The Hyogo Administrative Policy Studies Association and The University of Hyogo
In the fall of 2003, the Evergreen Chapter of ASPA entered into an international Memorandum of Understanding with the Hyogo Administrative Policy Studies Association (HAPSA). This agreement was arranged, in large part, to honor a forty year history of Washington State and the Hyogo Prefecture of Japan, as sister-states. Over the last seven years, the relationship has blossomed, especially with person-to-person exchanges.
In March 2006 several ASPA-Evergreen Chapter members were invited to Kobe for an International Seminar on Public Policy Research and Education. A few months later, in September 2006, students from the University of Hyogo arrived in the Puget Sound region for a three-week institute. The culminating event of that exchange was an international symposium on disaster preparedness and emergency management, co-sponsored by the Evans School at the University of Washington, in partnership with the Evergreen Chapter. In March 2009, a delegation from the Evergreen Chapter was again invited to attend and make presentations at a conference in Kobe. These international symposium were co-hosted and sponsored by the University of Hyogo.
Committed to the future success of our international discourse and friendship, the Evergreen Chapter of ASPA will be hosting several of our HAPSA colleagues for this joint international symposium in Washington state. Based on current issues both in our respective countries and across the globe, the partners have selected a theme of “Sustainable Community and Regional Revitalization/Development,” encompassing economic, social, and environmental sustainability in communities and regions. Initial topics in the planning stage are:
Local government response to economic crisis and revenue shortfall regarding issues affecting Community and Social Services;
Sustainability efforts such as Sustainable Agriculture with Industrial and Rural/Urban Linkages; and
Use of community volunteers in response to disaster crisis and community revitalization.
HBCC is honored to associate with many wonderful groups and organizations around Washington State. An early, and to this day greatly beneficial partner was the East Asia Resource Center (EARC). The highly regarded Hyogo-Washington Teachers Exchange, a marquee program of HBCC is done together with the truly exceptional staff of EARC.
We invite you to learn about an upcoming event being organized by EARC, and visit their website to learn more about their activities.
Visual Cultures of China and Japan
An East Asian Art History Seminar for Secondary Educators
Thursday evening, March 3; Saturdays, March 5, 12, 19
Instructed by Melanie King
Sponsored by the UW East Asia Resource Center
More than art appreciation, art history offers educators a set of tools to draw on again and again in teaching history and culture: critical thinking skills needed to evaluate, compare, and contrast visual images of differing styles and periods; vocabulary for observing and discussing visual arts; and methods for “reading” images as primary sources of the historical periods in which they were created.
Educators interested in developing or enhancing a visual arts component of their teaching about East Asian history and cultures will be thrilled with the opportunity to learn with other educators and receive skills and resources to do so in this seminar for middle- and high-school educators.
Educators are invited to join the East Asia Resource Center and instructor Melanie King (MA, Art History) for an exploration of the visual cultures of China and Japan from the Golden Age to the present. Starting in the golden age of Chinese and Japanese art, we will use painting as our focus to explore the flourishing artistic traditions of these cultural icons. Moving forward through time we will trace the evolution of visual culture through the Imperial period in China and up to the Meiji era in Japan.
In this course, art will take the center stage as we follow the historical, literary, and visual development of these fascinating cultures. In the modern and contemporary periods, art of both cultures will be considered in conjunction as new generations of artists express and respond to the changing world around them.
The class meets on March 3 (5:00-7:00 p.m. at SAAM) and Saturdays, March 5, 12, 19 (8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. on the UW Seattle campus). Teachers will not want to miss an opportunity to delve into the world of Chinese and Japanese art history. The course is open to middle- and high-school educators who have the opportunity to clearly apply course content to their history, social studies, art, and other relevant courses.
Educators must commit to attending all sessions of this grant-funded course, funded by the Freeman Foundation and sponsored by the East Asia Resource Center. Teachers will be asked to do reading and other short assignments as part of their participation in this seminar. Twenty free clock hours are available upon successful completion of all sessions and assignments.
To apply, fill out a brief questionnaire at http://jsis.washington.edu/earc. For more information, please contact Mary Cingcade at or call (206) 543-1921.
On Saturday, November 20th 34 young adults gathered at the Nisei Veterans Hall in Seattle’s International District to learn, share and have a great time at the Omusubi Lunch Event. Orignially created by HBCC intern Yuji Sasagake, Omusubi is aimed at providing a fun, relaxed event where Japanese nationals and Japanese Americans can talk, and learn about one another and shared heritage. After a wildly successful initial lunch event, Omusubi is now a quarterly-offered program run by interns from both HBCC and JCCCW (the leaders on this Omusubi event were Kenta Izumida and Hiro Tomibe.
Yuji’s Omusubi II began with a cooking demonstration and lecture by Ms. Lynn Miyauchi and Ms. Ritsuko Kawahara. Both exceptional cooks, Lynn shared her curry yakisoba recipe, while Ritsuko fired up the griddles and showcased both Osaka and Hiroshima styles of Okonomiyaki (the “as-you-like-it Japanese “pancake”). Dessert came in the form of ichigo daifuku, the traditional Japanese sweet done in Lynn’s unique style.
Following food and discussion, Omusubi participants were taken on a tour of the NVC facility by bilingual veterans and members of the NVC Foundation. The guides told the important stories of Japanese American internment/incarceration, the service of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and other Japanese Americans during World War II, and the continuing work of NVC and the foundation to insure these lessons are passed on to future generations.
Through activities like Omusubi, HBCC’s mission of promoting mutual understanding and friendship is greatly furthered. Check back next year for Omusubi 3!
